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CVE-2012-4404 Details

Description

security/__init__.py in MoinMoin 1.9 through 1.9.4 does not properly handle group names that contain virtual group names such as "All," "Known," or "Trusted," which allows remote authenticated users with virtual group membership to be treated as a member of the group.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16	CVE
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50474	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50496	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50885	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1	CVE
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7b9f39289e16	[email protected]
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50474	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50496	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50885	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2538	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/04/4	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/2	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1604-1	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
moinmo moinmoin	1.9.0 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:moinmo:moinmoin:1.9.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 11, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]